An image showing the collision of two white dwarfs, which will eventually merge to form a single, larger star. A team led by Mark Hollands, of Warwick University, discovered a white dwarf with bizarre characteristics, such as a very high mass, a high speed through the galaxy, and high levels of carbon in its atmosphere. They conclude that the object resulted from the merger of two more normal white dwarfs. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
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